The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-04-21
SAINT OR SCOUNDREL!
Some More About the Men and
their Marks. Seen i'm and
About creSco.

their Marks. Seen in and
About cresco.
! TIE Times assumes that orr article under
the above heading. was written in defense OF
DIR. Price. and because Of the Criminal Per-
sccufions against him. Nothing IL could
| have said. would have been wider from the
| truth. The PLAIs DEALER IL not in the habit
| of trying cases. rendering yerdiefs and pro-
nouncing sentence on the accused before
trial. II docs not anticipate tho courts. hut
always leaves that rcprehensie and question
| able work for its contemporary
The PLAIN DEALER article was written in
the interest Of Crcsco: In the interest that
| induced lis business men 10 form the Tsusi-
| ness Mems Association: to promote better
social relations among the people of Cresco.
to the end that the town and fs prosperity
might be thereby promoted. The Times arfi-
Gle was written with the evident purpose Of
arousing the bittcrcst personal animositics
We shall not attempt to follow ii through its
labyrinth Of personal antipathics. prcjndces.
and downright falsehoods. because they are as
apparent to the public. as to the PLAIN DEAL
Err.
What we then said we repeat. that the valu-
| able business houses Of our village were made
by the class Of men whom the radical prohi-
blfionists denominate whisky men,"
And any person who will take a stroll over
the town. observe It's fine. substantial resilcn-
ccs. and learn who constructed them. will find
but TWO. bar, ~ TWO. built by the class OF men
that the Times article represents
Nor does II follow as its article assumes.
that because prohibitonists voted for man
upon any ticket that nc was. or is in sympathy
with their revolutionary schemes. The pro-
hibifionsts voted for John II. Gear for govern
or when il was known TO them that he had
been more times indicted and had paid more
fines for selling whisky. than have all the
druggists of this county from its organization
TO the present time The prohihitionisis voted
for Frank Kyle for Mayor. which from the
logic Of the Times. would be certificate that
he was a prohibltionist.
The Times introduces us to Mister Kinsey
Elwood. Thanks; but we've heard of him
before. and know him quite as well as the
Times seems to. from its statement. From
the article i'm the Times person would infer
in its opinion any business that il extensive,
or reaching into the thousands. is legitimate.
This definition of our contemporary would lc-
galize the business of Fish & Ward. now in the
penitentiary from New York and of the bood-
led aldermen Of N. Y. and Chicago; OF
A. d. Wright and Frank Kyle in this county.
Now let us introduce this same kinsey FL
wood to the public. in his true character. In
little business transaction with Ed Slender
he obtained quit claim deed to a portion OF
section 16, town 81. range II. located in the
town of Paris. This deed was given without
the payment Of any money or other consider
alton. and Slender was to have the crop. and
as Slender was unable to redeem from the
sale. on the representations Mr.. Elwood. that
he could probably sell the land and make a
commission out of it and perhaps save some
thing for Slender, the quit claim deed was
made. and Slender WAS to grow and take the
crop before the time for redemption would
expire 1t was expressly reserved. Eiwood
promising to make him a lease To the effect
that all crops grown on the land belonged
exclusively TO slender. The lease WIS never
made, Elwood never sold the land, but he set
up claim to one third the crop, had Slender
arrested: Eiwood committing perjury In the
information fled. and procuring slender to
be bound over 10 appear before the grand
jury tor indictment ana trip over the road
10 the pcnitentiar.. The case Is docketed In
this count. Ill the District court as No 1874.
The information was sworn to by Elwood, was
rled 10y Elwood, and the testimony before the
grand jury disclosed the fact that the sworn
statement Ut Eiwood was a lie, that ii Slender.
refused TO be robbed 10y Elwoood, lie would
send him to the penitentlary II in his power.
hence the grand jury ignored finding AN IN
dictment, and slender was discharged. leay ing
l.tD
county, which Is an offset against the taxes
which the Times says Eiwood has paid
And. pursuing the same reprehensiblc
method VI Duiidoze. black mail and robbery
nc sought the farm vi .iike Brunner, and as
Hieans of lnat end slrs. drummer was pre-
vailed upon 10 leave the home VI her husband,
seeking u home aud protect on III one Of the
houses OF kiwoOd some one Of the farms
which the Times would have the public believe
Elwood honestly oOtalned, Elwood Ia the
meantime attempting 70 haul Oh Erunner's
grain. Thus he would even break up a family
TO the end OF obtaining It's nome is \ possession
ot his own.
Article y, sub div, =. sec. of the constitution
OF Iowa makes THIS tie supre.no law OF the
state:
''The clear proceeds of all fines col
iected IN fhe several counties Tor any breach
oI the peni.i laws snail Uc eAci,.sIyey app.i.d
IN tAie several counties III wiiien sucn money
l. pald or Inc Collected. among the seven III
scAooi districts VI saiu county
Section 1913 OF the code OF 1913 establishes a
statutory penalty ior ci.cn sale of liquors to a
minor, 10 druhkaid Or to person when
drunk, which the cause OF the constitution
quoted applies EXCLUSIVELY to the several
school districts oi the county
The twentieth general assembly Of Iowa
attempted 10 nuiii. this clause vi the consti-
tuition by appropriatin1 the moneys obtained
mcrcenary characters rs Kiisey EIwood to
appear AS puunc prosecutors. This nuiit.
cation Of the constitution is found in section
chaptcr la3 OF The acts OF 1854 Amending sec.
1859 OF the code and SAYS
onc-iiaiI VI the amount so secured shall
20 10 ihiofHict anu the other onc-ilau snt.!
80 To the school fund of the county"
And this Giipe offered by the Legislature,
Judging from the graspns, ayaricious. meree
mary character Of the man is lis motive f.r
appearing Us ''intorincr' in tue Price cas-.
ihe foregoing facts Of Eiwood We submit, /.
the people of the county, and ask. lis he
SAINT Or scoundrei!" Docs such a man nonar
any political. social. or religious socict, by hi,
membership: DO the business trausactio;,s
tnat "ehasc detailed, stamp him a man Of
proper legitimate business methods.
but our legislature has gone II step farther
IN the direction of Stealing the funds appro-
prlaied ny the constitution To support me
school house on the hill top" 10 pay scouu-
drels for Watching the saloon in the valley .
Fifty per cent Of the money from fines We
observe Is appropriated by the twentieth
general assembly 10 "lnformers", and sec. >
chapter % OF the acts Of the 2lsl general as
sembly appropriates Is per cent more thus
stealing IS per cent Of the school fund. Sec.
chapter s. Of the Pharmuc. law cnacts that.
twenty-five per cent OF ali MONEYS reco,-
cred as Zines under the provisions OF this MT
shall PC paid into the state treasury. and "a
ported To the state auditor. ana held suhiect
u the commissioners OF pharmacy as needed
to he by them used. solely to DERRY the eyr,nn